China Refrigeration 2018, the largest HVAC&R trade show in China, took place from 9-11 April. The first ATMOsphere China conference on natural refrigerants was held on 11-12 April.

In other news, we turn our attention to the European Court of Justice, where the Advocate General has agreed with the European Commission that Germany violated the mobile air-conditioning systems (MAC) directive by allowing Daimler to continue to use R134a in its mobile air-conditioning systems.

Meanwhile LIFE FRONT, an EU-funded project that aims to remove barriers to wider uptake of hydrocarbons, announced it would hold a free webinar on 25 April at 15:00 (CEST).

We also hear from Michael Garry, our North American editor, on low-charge ammonia and the latest edition of Accelerate America.

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